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# Man Arrested In Shooting Death Of East Flatbush Auto Mechanic
- URL: https://bklyner.com/man-arrested-shooting-death-east-flatbush-mechanic/
- Published: 2017-10-02T15:16:20.000Z
- Updated: 2017-10-02T15:16:20.000Z
- Author: Pamela Wong
- Tags: Central Brooklyn, Flatbush, Police & Fire, 67th Precinct, 720 East 98th Street, homicide, nypd, Richard Essor, Total Auto Care Shop, #wp

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720 East 98th Street via Google Maps

EAST FLATBUSH – A 33-year-old man from Flatbush has been arrested in connection to the shooting death of an auto mechanic last week following a dispute over car repairs.

Richard Essor was arrested for shooting a 62-year-old employee of the Total Auto Care Shop located on East 98th Street in East Flatbush at approximately 7pm on Friday, September 29, in a business transaction gone wrong, police report.

The victim, whose coworkers called Gary according to the [New York Daily News](http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/brooklyn-mechanic-shot-dead-man-clash-car-repairs-article-1.3533364?ref=bklyner.com), suffered two gunshot wounds to his upper torso. EMS transported him to Brookdale hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Essor is charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon.